Patriots owner Robert Kraft worked with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to secure 1.7 million masks from China. They could only fit 1.2 million masks on the plane, so the rest are being delivered in another shipment. While most of the masks will be distributed to health facilities in the state, around 300,000 will be sent to New York.

"No days off. Thanks to some serious teamwork, Massachusetts is set to receive over 1 million N95 masks for our front-line workers. Huge thanks to the Krafts and several dedicated partners for making this happen."

"I've never seen so much red tape in so many ways and obstacles that we had to overcome," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said, according to the Journal. "In today's world, those of us who are fortunate to make a difference have a significant responsibility to do so with all the assets we have available to us."

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